When the Houston Texans come to town in Week 1 of the 2023 regular season on September 10, the Baltimore Ravens starting defense will be facing off against No. 2 overall pick C.J. Stroud.
CJ7. QB1. pic.twitter.com/K60OmHOFQT
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) August 28, 2023
The rookie was named the opening-day starting quarterback for Texans by Head Coach DeMeco Ryans following the team’s 17-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints in their preseason finale on Sunday night.
“C.J. will be our Week 1 starter in Baltimore,” Ryans said, “It’s been over the course of the entire process of OTAs, training camp, preseason games, seeing the complete product and knowing C.